City awarded $10 million to revitalize drive between Redwood Village, Oak Park

Streamview Drive in San Diego Photo courtesy of the California Transportation Commission The city of San Diego was awarded million Friday to help fund the Streamview Drive Revitalization Project along a corridor in Redwood Village and Oak Park The million project aims to address longstanding safety challenges in the communities The funding comes from the California Transportation Commission via its Local Partnership Competitive Campaign Plans include installing five roundabouts raised medians buffered bike lanes upgraded bus stops new and widened sidewalks and updated ADA pedestrian ramps An advocacy group in a letter in endorsement of the project described Streamview as a wide local collector street prone to speeding from cut-through drivers The project will install central safety elements and green infrastructure on a key collector street that supports mobility for all users in a historically disadvantaged neighborhood announced Bethany Bezak director of the city s transportation department disclosed in a news release Construction is set to be completed in The Streamview Drive Revitalization Project will make traveling along this heavily used corridor safer for all road users reported Mayor Todd Gloria San Diego has a long list of projects like this one that will improve our communities and our success in winning state and federal competitive grant awards is helping stretch our limited materials to get more of them done